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String Sextet in E-flat major, Op. 39

Ignacy Feliks Dobrzyński · 1807–1867 · Polish
For 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos, double bass
Level 6 · Pre-diploma — about ARSM · RCM 10, for the violin 1 part
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Ensemble
String sextet or larger
Hardest part
Violin 1
Form
Full work
Length
About 28 min
Composed
1841
Era
Early Romantic

Notes

Two cellos and double bass; four movements

About this work

Composed
ca.1841
  1. Allegro moderato ed espressivo
  2. Menuetto. Allegro
  3. Elegia. Andante espressivo e sostenuto
  4. Finale. Allegro vivace.
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